Lionel Messi is the newest Sorare ambassador

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is joining Sorare as its newest ambassador. Sorare is a player-owned fantasy sports game, built on blockchain technology. Messi joins other famous athletes, like soccer’s Kylian Mbappé and tennis’ Serena Williams in this ambassadorial position.

A brief, brief history of Lionel Messi, for you readers who aren’t up on soccer lore. Messi is, arguably, one of the greatest soccer players in the world. Ever. Messi is the winner of the Ballon d’Or award seven times over. That’s like the soccer version of an Oscar. Barcelona has 35 trophies thanks to Messi. He’s been to various parts of the UEFA Champions League over 150 times.